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Calliandra sp.
These flowers are like bottle brushes and grow on a small tree. The leaves are bilobed and close together like a book at night. The sections of the inflorescence fall separately to the ground. It is also called "Fairy Duster". The plant is in the pea family, Fabaceae.
Lacandon Jungle, Cascada Las Golondrinas, Chiapas.
Spotted on Mar 30, 2014
Submitted on Apr 12, 2014
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